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leading ralls and raising >>> with just 30 days until the presidential election, both candidates are crossing the country leading rallies and raising money. president obama is in california tonight on first day of two day visit. mitt romney is back in a crucial swing state of florida. >> reporter: with one month until election day, mitt romney is focusing on florida. the romney campaign says 12,000 people came out for his rally sunday. >> we're going to win florida and take back the white house. >> national polls show the race for the white house is tightening. analysts say wednesday's debate gave romney much needed momentum. the republican nominee is criticizing president obama's performance. >>> now, days later we're hearing his excuses and next january we'll be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> on face the nation, obama advisor argued romney misrepresented his policies at the first of the debate. >> he delivered a very good performance. it was completely unrooted in fact and the positions he's taken before. >> are you saying governor romney lied? >> yeah. i
leading ralls and raising >>> with just 30 days until the presidential election, both candidates are crossing the country leading rallies and raising money. president obama is in california tonight on first day of two day visit. mitt romney is back in a crucial swing state of florida. >> reporter: with one month until election day, mitt romney is focusing on florida. the romney campaign says 12,000 people came out for his rally sunday. >> we're going to win florida and take...
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voters there have picked the winner in each of the last 12 presidential elections. and no republican has ever won the white house without it. >>> drivers, some good news. they may still be the nation's highest gas prices but the average price of regular gas jumped less than half cent at 4.74 in san francisco, $4.68 in oakland and $4.67 in san jose. cbs 5 reporter len ramirez is in san jose where len, many are ditching gas and turning to electric cars at an astounding rate. >> reporter: that's exactly right, elizabeth. sales of the chevy volt are really starting to take off. in fact in september, they tripled over last year. they have always been pretty popular here in the bay area. but even this dealer here in san jose saw a record-breaking weekend and the big reason, gas prices. >>> reporter: >> all right. hop in and drive and off we go. >> reporter: andre boulet just bought a plug-in hybrid chevy volt and now feels like a genius especially when he drives past the gas stations pumping octane at nearly $5 a gallon. >> i think i'm sure glad i bought this car because
voters there have picked the winner in each of the last 12 presidential elections. and no republican has ever won the white house without it. >>> drivers, some good news. they may still be the nation's highest gas prices but the average price of regular gas jumped less than half cent at 4.74 in san francisco, $4.68 in oakland and $4.67 in san jose. cbs 5 reporter len ramirez is in san jose where len, many are ditching gas and turning to electric cars at an astounding rate. >>...
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with less than a month to go before the election mitt romney prepares to deliver a speech criticizing president obama's policies in the middle east. >>> leap of faith. a daredevil sky diver gets ready to break the speed of sound. on ooh jump "from the edge" of space. >>> marriage melee. amateur video shows an all out brawl breaking out during a wedding reception at a posh hotel. >> they just decked the bride. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, october 8, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. today president obama wraps up a two day west coast fundraising trip his last one out west of the campaign. in virginia today mitt romney delivers what aides are calling a major foreign policy address. paying particular attention to issues in the middle east. we go to washington for more. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. mitt romney will continue -- contrast his foreign policy vision with that of president obama's today. now this is amid questions about the u.s. embassy attack in libya last month. meantime president obama is reaching out to hollywood f
with less than a month to go before the election mitt romney prepares to deliver a speech criticizing president obama's policies in the middle east. >>> leap of faith. a daredevil sky diver gets ready to break the speed of sound. on ooh jump "from the edge" of space. >>> marriage melee. amateur video shows an all out brawl breaking out during a wedding reception at a posh hotel. >> they just decked the bride. >>> this is the "cbs morning...
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final bay area visit before the election. already raised more than $30 million in california. earlier in the day, he'll be in the central valley to announce caesar should have ez national -- chavez national monument. >>> battleground state of florida. he was confident he will win florida and move into the white house in january. later he stopped by a seafood restaurant to shake hands and pick up take out. >>> food labeling is the subject of a controversial initiative on the november november ballot. proposition 37 would require food -- both sides discussed the issue on cbs 5 this morning. supporters of proposition 37 say genetic engineering forces insec at this sized into food. opponents argue the fda says genetically engineered foods are safe to eat. >> genetically modified food or engineered ingredients are no different than any other type of ingredients or crop. that's why they don't require labeling today. >> we do believe genetically engineered food specifically are problematic. health concerns links to allergies and other affects that have been showing up. environmental
final bay area visit before the election. already raised more than $30 million in california. earlier in the day, he'll be in the central valley to announce caesar should have ez national -- chavez national monument. >>> battleground state of florida. he was confident he will win florida and move into the white house in january. later he stopped by a seafood restaurant to shake hands and pick up take out. >>> food labeling is the subject of a controversial initiative on the...
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mike. >> reporter: you mean election day is today? no, it's not! it's november 6th but no matter how people turn out at the polls that day, more people who do vote won't be there because they will be voting early. and early voting started today. you know, on election night when the polls close and right away they say with 0% of the vote in here's the latest numbers? one of those numbers is chris brown. >> i might not be able to vote at the time that i'm supposed to vote because i'm in the process of looking for a job. i might be work it would go jobs. so... >> reporter: early voting started today in california making it the 13th state to open the polls early 29 days before the november 6 election. >> early voting exists. the voters can come in and vote early and avoid mad rushes and crowds and waiting to the last minute. >> reporter: it wasn't a mad rush at the alameda county registrar's office in oakland. the only place you can vote early in this. mary came in from pleasanton. she could have voted by mail but tried that last time and her vote didn
mike. >> reporter: you mean election day is today? no, it's not! it's november 6th but no matter how people turn out at the polls that day, more people who do vote won't be there because they will be voting early. and early voting started today. you know, on election night when the polls close and right away they say with 0% of the vote in here's the latest numbers? one of those numbers is chris brown. >> i might not be able to vote at the time that i'm supposed to vote because i'm...
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is if the same share of people were participating in the work force, the day that the president got elected while the unemployment rate would be around 11%. and that's the real reality of what's happening on out there. >> 40% of the unemployed have been out of work six months or more. that number did not drop last month. economists say we need to add 200,000 jobs or more every month to make a dent in the unemployment rate. linda yee, cbs5. >>> in one bay area county, why some cities are being forced to import other people's garbage. >>> a california man dies from a disease we almost never see here in america. how a sick bat triggered an international health scare. >>> a new tool to find the cheapest airline tickets. how strangers are competing against each other to find you the best deal. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, well get trashed. >>> well when it comes to local cities and counties, voting on what to do with their garbage, that vote may very well get trashed. cbs5 allen martin reports that the state has now made it illegal for san francisco to keep exporting their garbage into neighboring cities. t
is if the same share of people were participating in the work force, the day that the president got elected while the unemployment rate would be around 11%. and that's the real reality of what's happening on out there. >> 40% of the unemployed have been out of work six months or more. that number did not drop last month. economists say we need to add 200,000 jobs or more every month to make a dent in the unemployment rate. linda yee, cbs5. >>> in one bay area county, why some...
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i need you in this election the next 29 days! >> yeah! >> we cannot afford to be complacent! >> reporter: now, this was president obama's sixth visit to the bay. he wrapped up his last fundraising blitz in california asking donors to send e-mails and make phone calls in key battleground states. frank and michelle, with an election that's probably almost a month away from now, just how tight it is it could be these swing states that could determine the election. in a few hours, both candidates go to ohio. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a big bounce for mitt romney after last week's presidential debate. a pew research survey three weeks ago gave president obama an 8-point lead among likely voters. now romney has taken a four- point lead in an updated survey. romney is capitalizing on his post debate bounce turning the table on the president's attack on his foreign policy knowledge. speaking at the virginia military institute romney called the president's approach to the middle east passive and reactive. he went on to say that he kn
i need you in this election the next 29 days! >> yeah! >> we cannot afford to be complacent! >> reporter: now, this was president obama's sixth visit to the bay. he wrapped up his last fundraising blitz in california asking donors to send e-mails and make phone calls in key battleground states. frank and michelle, with an election that's probably almost a month away from now, just how tight it is it could be these swing states that could determine the election. in a few hours,...
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. >> i look forward to demonstrating why the people elected me as sheriff and look forward for me and my family to move in a place where we hopefully will achieve some normalcy again. >> reporter: that's ross mirkarimi on what turned into a victorious night for him at city hall after a marathon session including hours of public comment. four of the 11 supervisors voted in favor of mirkarimi keeping his job as sheriff. jane kim is one of them. she calls mirkarimi's act horrific, bruising his wife's arm on new year's eve. it happened days before he was officially sworn into office. >> we had to make an absolutely clear bright line rule as to how you can determine official misconduct in the future because if you aren't able to do that, then you don't set up a clear and predictable rule for future mayors. >> reporter: mayor lee avoided talking to cameras this morning but said, "the board decisions returns a convicted domestic batterer to lead the sheriff's office and i am concerned about our city's nationally recognized domestic violence program." >> we have work to do and that we both ne
. >> i look forward to demonstrating why the people elected me as sheriff and look forward for me and my family to move in a place where we hopefully will achieve some normalcy again. >> reporter: that's ross mirkarimi on what turned into a victorious night for him at city hall after a marathon session including hours of public comment. four of the 11 supervisors voted in favor of mirkarimi keeping his job as sheriff. jane kim is one of them. she calls mirkarimi's act horrific,...
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for both presidents, unemployment generally trended down all the way to election day. as you might expect, president obama and governor romney saw these numbers quite differently and we have two reports tonight. first, nancy cordes covering the president and she's in cleveland. nancy? ncy?eporter: scott, you could practically see the relief on the president's face today and not just because this news helped to change the subject from his shaky debate performance. negh unemployment has been an albatross around his neck the past four years. today he mentioned the drop not once but twice starting in virginia. >> this morning we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. ( cheers and applause ) more americans entered the work errce, more people are getting jobs. >> reporter: around steady rain in cleveland where president esida shared a coat with the supporter who introduced him, he made it clear to a crowd of 9,000 that he understands there's still a long way to go. >> there are too many friends and neighbors who are still loo
for both presidents, unemployment generally trended down all the way to election day. as you might expect, president obama and governor romney saw these numbers quite differently and we have two reports tonight. first, nancy cordes covering the president and she's in cleveland. nancy? ncy?eporter: scott, you could practically see the relief on the president's face today and not just because this news helped to change the subject from his shaky debate performance. negh unemployment has been an...
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>> reporter: but history says the latest jobs report could play a part in the election. no president has been re- elected with unemployment above 8% since the great depression. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> one of the hottest fashion brands in the world opened its first store in the west coast today. hundreds waited in line to go into uniqlo in san francisco's union square. the chain started in japan and attracts a wide variety of customers. >> so this is the hottest thing going right now this flannel shirt? >> yeah. this is a good shirt for the fall and winter season. >> reporter: this looks like the same shirt i bought in 1965. the style hasn't changed too much? >> patterns or every year we upgrade the patterns and colors based on the trends. it's night. >> reporter: flannel shirt, $29.90. that's it you want hot fashion now aday? flannel shirt, right? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> well, uniqlo recently opened four stores in new york and new jersey. the company said it wanted to open in the bay area because this is the hotbed of technology and creativity. >
>> reporter: but history says the latest jobs report could play a part in the election. no president has been re- elected with unemployment above 8% since the great depression. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> one of the hottest fashion brands in the world opened its first store in the west coast today. hundreds waited in line to go into uniqlo in san francisco's union square. the chain started in japan and attracts a wide variety of customers. >> so this is...
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bin laden's death has been a key point in president obama's re-election bid. the national geographic channel said the decision to run the movie was not politically motivated. >>> federal agents arrested dozens of medical professionals in a nationwide sweep of alleged medicare sweep. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: the medicare fraud strike force took aim at 91 defendants including doctors and nurses in one of the largest health care fraud busts. arrests were made in baton rouge, brooklyn, chicago, dallas, houston, los angeles and miami. the charges involve allege treatment and services that were eater medically unnecessary or in some cases never actually provided. the u.s. attorney general says the fraud amounts to nearly $430 million in false billings. >> the total includes over $to 30 million in home health care fraud, more than $100 million in mental health care fraud and approximately $49 million in ambulancing transportation fraud. >> reporter: prosecutors say alpha ambulance in los angeles is responsible for the whopping transportation fraud, four to
bin laden's death has been a key point in president obama's re-election bid. the national geographic channel said the decision to run the movie was not politically motivated. >>> federal agents arrested dozens of medical professionals in a nationwide sweep of alleged medicare sweep. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: the medicare fraud strike force took aim at 91 defendants including doctors and nurses in one of the largest health care fraud busts. arrests were made in baton...
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i look forward to demonstrating why the people elected me as sheriff and look forward for me and my family, you know, who is now in a place where are hopefully we will keep some normalcy. >> reporter: this is a stunning defeat for the mayor ed lee who wanted to remove him from office. we are waiting for the mayor's office tonight. reporting live at city hall, linda yee, cbs5. >>> right now rain and lightning in parts of the bay area. meteorologist with a look at where this is all coming down. >> yes, take a quick look at the radar. mushrooming over the south bay, especially in san jose. bang, they are now going to move into hillsboro, south san francisco and south city. that'll be in the next few minutes. we'll update you on that and here is how it looks. they came down and came down good. but now the elevated rain gauge has only picked up a tenth of an inch, but that's about it as we'll have all the details on what happens next. take a look at that when we cover weather in a few minutes. dana? >> all right, thank you so much. >>> it is suppose to be a special day for the young boy. but in
i look forward to demonstrating why the people elected me as sheriff and look forward for me and my family, you know, who is now in a place where are hopefully we will keep some normalcy. >> reporter: this is a stunning defeat for the mayor ed lee who wanted to remove him from office. we are waiting for the mayor's office tonight. reporting live at city hall, linda yee, cbs5. >>> right now rain and lightning in parts of the bay area. meteorologist with a look at where this is all...
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what hugo chavez's re-election means for venezuela. >> what a mess on the final lap in talledega. that and more coming up. take a look at this -- thiss the biggest wreck in histort this speed about >>> this is talledega, alabama, yesterday. this is the biggest wreck in the history of the speedway involving 20 cars nearly every driver left in the race. nobody was injured. but a lot of bondo being handed out. matt kensith won. >> that's how you drive, lawrence. >> i try to avoid those wrecks in the morning. [ laughter ] >>> there is a chance we could see a couple of scattered showers in the bay area, not today. i think we'll be okay. there is not much cloud mass with that. not very impressive going to meander toward the bay area for the better part of the day and then late tonight early tomorrow morning a chance of showers. clear in the valleys, 40s, cool inland. this afternoon we may see a few more clouds but the temperatures staying mild mainly in the 70s inland. and 50s and 60s at the coast. around the state, nice day, as well. 81 degrees and sunny in fresno. 74 yosemite. 75 degr
what hugo chavez's re-election means for venezuela. >> what a mess on the final lap in talledega. that and more coming up. take a look at this -- thiss the biggest wreck in histort this speed about >>> this is talledega, alabama, yesterday. this is the biggest wreck in the history of the speedway involving 20 cars nearly every driver left in the race. nobody was injured. but a lot of bondo being handed out. matt kensith won. >> that's how you drive, lawrence. >> i try...
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there will only be one more monthly jobs report released before the election. >> i'm sure it's welcome news for the president. >> reporter: i think so. >> thank you, ashley morrison, cbsmoneywatch.com. have a great weekend. thanks. >>> let's check on the weather. >> i'm looking at twitter. it's snowing in denver right now. >> amazing! looking at some of the coldest temperatures they have seen maybe a foot of snow in northern minnesota. it's amazing for this time of year. that's quite a cold outlook. not a cold outbreak but a cooler pattern here in the bay area. low clouds have surged onshore and it, look like they are going to stick around into the weekend. those low clouds are going to be slow to break up throughout the day today. so toward the afternoon it's going to be cool to mild outside. and then the weekend looks like it is going to stay well below the average as low pressure is going to start to swing over the bay area. it does not look like much but this is that low sitting off the coastline finally tracking in our direction and eventually moves in to spring a couple of shower
there will only be one more monthly jobs report released before the election. >> i'm sure it's welcome news for the president. >> reporter: i think so. >> thank you, ashley morrison, cbsmoneywatch.com. have a great weekend. thanks. >>> let's check on the weather. >> i'm looking at twitter. it's snowing in denver right now. >> amazing! looking at some of the coldest temperatures they have seen maybe a foot of snow in northern minnesota. it's amazing for...
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and therefore should be removed from office, but nine votes, they are needed to remove anyone from elected office. it didn't happen. so it appears that he will get his job back as that their marathon hearing began nine hours ago with public testimony from more than 100 people. it was the supervisors here who are pretty closely aligned and said that despite the charges against them that they couldn't agree that he would lose his job. that it had is what he had to say. >> the message about our players here, listening up intensely like everyone else. and now it will be about moving forward. and they will sense this with all parties. i look forward to demonstrating why the people elected me as sheriff and look forward for me and my family, you know, who is now in a place where are hopefully we will keep some normalcy. >> reporter: this is a stunning defeat for the mayor ed lee who wanted to remove him from office. we are waiting for the mayor's office tonight. reporting live at city hall, linda yee, cbs5. >>> right now rain and lightning in parts of the bay area. meteorologist with a look at w
and therefore should be removed from office, but nine votes, they are needed to remove anyone from elected office. it didn't happen. so it appears that he will get his job back as that their marathon hearing began nine hours ago with public testimony from more than 100 people. it was the supervisors here who are pretty closely aligned and said that despite the charges against them that they couldn't agree that he would lose his job. that it had is what he had to say. >> the message about...
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with a month to go to the election national polls show the race for the white house is tightening. >>> right now california is the most expensive place for gas in the nation. and this morning our governor jerry brown is taking action all in an effort to drive down some of the costs. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran reports on the governor's idea to ease record high prices. >> reporter: good morning. the governor is asking state regulators to release a less expensive blend but experts say even with that move we won't see prices drop right away. this winter blend comes out on november 1. it will bring up gas supplies 8 to 10% and might drop gas prices 15 to 20 cents a gallon. but it could take a week before we see any changes. according to aaa, prices today are at record highs. in san francisco, you're paying $4.73 for a gallon of regular. and in san jose and oakland it's $4.67. our state supplies were cut short after richmond's chevron refinery fire in august and last week a power failure knocked out an exxon refinery in southern california. >> we had a number of disruptions happen at the
with a month to go to the election national polls show the race for the white house is tightening. >>> right now california is the most expensive place for gas in the nation. and this morning our governor jerry brown is taking action all in an effort to drive down some of the costs. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran reports on the governor's idea to ease record high prices. >> reporter: good morning. the governor is asking state regulators to release a less expensive blend but experts...
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>> i think they could decide the election for either one of us. look, we're basically in a tie, the president and i are. he's been president for four years, has outspent me massively in this campaign and yet he's still at a tie. and so the debates could well decide it one way or the other, i don't know. they may not have a lot of fireworks go off and perhaps they don't change things very much, but we're on track to win this. >> pelley: you know, in the debate you could get asked anything and i wonder, how do you prepare for that? >> well, i've been asked almost everything already. ( laughs ) and so my guess is i'll get-- i'll get some questions i haven't expected but i know where i stand. i know why i'm running. i'm concerned about america. i'm concerned about the direction america has been put in. >> pelley: do you study films of the president's debates, past debates? i wonder how you get ready for that kind of thing? >> i talk about issues with my policy team. we talk about some of the more obscure issues that i don't get asked about from time t
>> i think they could decide the election for either one of us. look, we're basically in a tie, the president and i are. he's been president for four years, has outspent me massively in this campaign and yet he's still at a tie. and so the debates could well decide it one way or the other, i don't know. they may not have a lot of fireworks go off and perhaps they don't change things very much, but we're on track to win this. >> pelley: you know, in the debate you could get asked...
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all the signs of fall, campaign signs reminding us that november elections are around the corner and leaves are changing color, and retailers are trying to lure us in. but it's triple digits in parts of the bay area. >> pretty much when i got outside, i started sweating. >> reporter: the calendars october, but it doesn't feel like it. >> since it's october, i was hoping for more stormy weather going on. >> reporter: and these guys had to work in it. on top of the hot temperatures, a spare the air day meaning they wouldn't use the power equipment. >> it's october, and it should be like cool temperatures right now. it's crazy. >> reporter: they, like so many of us, have mentally moved on. everywhere you look, we're reminded it's autumn and halloween is this month. people had that mindset in the concord spirit store. >> i like the in between days. i don't like when it's cold or sweaty hot. >> reporter: we need to find you a goldilocks costume. kim carbajal had to try and convince the kids not to wear shorts. >> it's like it will be 97. >> reporter: before we know it, though, the tempera
all the signs of fall, campaign signs reminding us that november elections are around the corner and leaves are changing color, and retailers are trying to lure us in. but it's triple digits in parts of the bay area. >> pretty much when i got outside, i started sweating. >> reporter: the calendars october, but it doesn't feel like it. >> since it's october, i was hoping for more stormy weather going on. >> reporter: and these guys had to work in it. on top of the hot...
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meanwhile, romney says he has no plans for abortion legislation if elected president. that's what he told the des moines register during an interview with the iowa newspapers editorial board. during the primary season he told an ohio tv station that he was in favor of a pro-life policy. >>> 4:40 now. today the u.s. supreme court is set to take on the issue of affirmative action at universities. the justices will hear arguments over a university of texas program that uses race as a factor in a quarter of its incoming classes. opponents say the university is practicing illegal discrimination. the case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities. so we would like to know today, should race be a factor in college admission decisions? you can comment on facebook or twitter on email us at mornings@cbs5.com. we'll read some of your responses a little later in the show. >>> 4:41. a power surge for car sales. can you guess which models? >> plus loaded with more than luggage. what the tsa found on a passenger at l.a.x. that left them asking questions and him u
meanwhile, romney says he has no plans for abortion legislation if elected president. that's what he told the des moines register during an interview with the iowa newspapers editorial board. during the primary season he told an ohio tv station that he was in favor of a pro-life policy. >>> 4:40 now. today the u.s. supreme court is set to take on the issue of affirmative action at universities. the justices will hear arguments over a university of texas program that uses race as a...
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you have to picture the presidential candidate before the election day and have to be on the losing side to be entered to win. we have a link to the contest on our website, cbssf.com. just click on "links and numbers." >> a funky little thing huh? >> hey. kind of fun. >> could take a trip out of the country get away. >>> call them the amazing as. we have complete coverage of the historic comeback win of the al western champs coming up. >> plus, going head to head for the first time of the the presidential candidates met in denver last night. how big bird became part of the debate. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> the candidates face off in their first debate. how big bird, body language and the moderator set the tone. >> and a violent night in san jose. police investigating two deadly shootings. the suspects and possible motives this morning. >> and we got big changes on our way. cooler around the bay area with low clouds and fog and a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. how cool will reget this weekend? we'll show you coming up. >> first reports o
you have to picture the presidential candidate before the election day and have to be on the losing side to be entered to win. we have a link to the contest on our website, cbssf.com. just click on "links and numbers." >> a funky little thing huh? >> hey. kind of fun. >> could take a trip out of the country get away. >>> call them the amazing as. we have complete coverage of the historic comeback win of the al western champs coming up. >> plus, going...
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in this election the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent. >> reporter: the president wrapped up a california fundraising blitz in san francisco. he asked donors to send e-mails and make phone calls to people in swing states who will decide the election. >> we have to understand that we've got a lot more to do, and if we don't do it, then change won't happen. >> reporter: republican nominee mitt romney heads to middle america today for more campaign rallies. last week's debate re-energized his campaign, and now he has the numbers to prove it. in a pew research center poll last month, romney trailed president obama by eight points, 51% to 43%. but a new poll taken after the presidential debate last week shows him ahead now by four points, 49% to 45%. >> and people wonder why it is i'm so confident we're going to win. i'm confident because i see you here on a day like this, this is unbelievable, thank you so much. >> reporter: romney campaigned in the pouring rain monday in virginia, asking for votes and slamm
in this election the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent. >> reporter: the president wrapped up a california fundraising blitz in san francisco. he asked donors to send e-mails and make phone calls to people in swing states who will decide the election. >> we have to understand that we've got a lot more to do, and if we don't do it, then change won't happen. >> reporter: republican nominee mitt romney heads to middle america today for more campaign rallies. last...
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the outcome of tomorrow's debate this denver could help decide the election. but cbs 5 political reporter grace lee says neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: the first of the three presidential debates is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it really sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee actually agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of denver. the focus for the presidential candidates tomorrow evening will be on domestic policies with a heavy emphasis on the economy. both sides are already spinning. >> while president obama's people are saying, hey, i have had no chance to prepare anything, mitt romney's people are saying, hey, president obama is the best debater ever and i have never been in a presidential debate. >> reporter: both sides are off the campaign trail today preparing for the debate. mitt romney was spotted tacking with his debate partner senator rob portman. this picture has been a hit on political b
the outcome of tomorrow's debate this denver could help decide the election. but cbs 5 political reporter grace lee says neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: the first of the three presidential debates is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it really sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee actually agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of...
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the election. >> so i need you in the election. the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent. >> reporter: last night mr. obama urged voters to join him in the final push to reach out to voters in those states. he says he hopes to continue what he started four years ago. >> we passed healthcare reform lee form also known as obamacare. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: the president also added his own sesame street sarcasm after governor mitt romney said he promised cuts to unnecessary funding like pbs. >> finally somebody is cracking down on big bird. [ laughter ] >> elmo has been seen in a white suburban driving for the border. [ laughter ] >> oscar is hiding out in his trash can. we're cracking down on 'em! governor romney's plan is to let wall street run wild again but he's gonna bring the hammer down on sesame street. cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> they appear to be engaged in a game of angry bird. in ohio mitt romney took a sesame street swipe of his own right back at the president. >> time like this for the president to
the election. >> so i need you in the election. the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent. >> reporter: last night mr. obama urged voters to join him in the final push to reach out to voters in those states. he says he hopes to continue what he started four years ago. >> we passed healthcare reform lee form also known as obamacare. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: the president also added his own sesame street sarcasm after governor mitt romney said he...
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. >> well, we're still a month away from the election it is already election day in venezuela. there were long lines as voters turned out to choose between hugo chavez who has been president almost 14 years, and henrique capriles, his 40-year-old challenger. the latest polls seem to indicate a tight race. the head of the border patrol agent union said today the agent killed in southern arizona last week was shot to death by a colleague. the union says nicholas ivie began shooting after mistaking two fellow agents for armed snugglers. they returned fire killing him. coming up on tonight's "cbs evening news", a california hospital that is saving money by making house calls. >> jeff: the massachusetts pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to a growing meningitis outbreak issued a voluntary recall of all of its products. federal health officials is have confirmed a total of 91 victims in nine states so far. that's an additional 27 cases in just the past day. 7 people have died. hospitals across the country are look for ways to close revolving doors so fewer medicare patients a
. >> well, we're still a month away from the election it is already election day in venezuela. there were long lines as voters turned out to choose between hugo chavez who has been president almost 14 years, and henrique capriles, his 40-year-old challenger. the latest polls seem to indicate a tight race. the head of the border patrol agent union said today the agent killed in southern arizona last week was shot to death by a colleague. the union says nicholas ivie began shooting after...
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. >> "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the "dream act," would i veto it? the answer is question." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic american voters and a new survey from the pugh hispanic center shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote roughly 5 million more than in 2008. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win that group over. >> hispanics have been his disproportionately hard. hispanic unemployment is 11%. >> reporter: the two men could get a chance to discuss immigration face to face during wednesday's debate. in washington, susan mcginnis, cbs 2 news. >> romney will stay in colorado today while the president continues debate prep. necessary henderson, nevada. >>> and cbs -- he is in henderson nevada. >>> and cbs 5 will have live coverage. debate starting at 6 p.m. tomorrow. >>> 4:41. airline seats coming unbolted in midair. how pilots are dealing with the in flight emergency. >> plus a killer speaks out 10 years after the deadl
. >> "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the "dream act," would i veto it? the answer is question." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic american voters and a new survey from the pugh hispanic center shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote roughly 5 million more than in 2008. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win that group...
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there is nothing like this to get people upset and after all, the election is just a couple of weeks away. >> the timing has people moving. >> whatever. as long as it drops a dime a gallon by midweek. that's all i care about. phil matier at the pumps, thanks. >>> of course what goes up generally comes back down. but why at such vastly different speeds? >> cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts says a lot of it can be blamed on consumer behavior. >>> reporter: why is it gas surprises shoot up overnight and take forever to come down? according to economists it could be your fault. when gas prices are going up consumers are more willing to drive the extra mile to save a buck. ha. $4.85. so you may drive by, say, $4.85 in hopes of finding something cheaper a few blocks away. by comparison, $4.75 may seem like a steal. it's something station owners are well aware of. while they must raise prices to keep up with skyrocketing wholesale costs they try to stay competitive out of fear you'll just drive by but as prices begin to level off comparison shopping all but stops and suddenly gas sta
there is nothing like this to get people upset and after all, the election is just a couple of weeks away. >> the timing has people moving. >> whatever. as long as it drops a dime a gallon by midweek. that's all i care about. phil matier at the pumps, thanks. >>> of course what goes up generally comes back down. but why at such vastly different speeds? >> cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts says a lot of it can be blamed on consumer behavior. >>>...
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just to the nine battleground states but to one in particular-- ohio, which could tip the balance on election night. first the big picture. nationally, the latest gallup poll shows mitt romney leading president obama 49% to 47%. that spread is within the margin of error, so it's essentially a tie. in ohio, new polling today shows this: pollster a.r.g. has romney up by one point, 48% to 47%. but a cnn poll has the president up by four, 51% to 47%. either way, it's an improvement for romney who was falling well behind in ohio until last week's debate. both candidates were in ohio today where this is the last day to register to vote. our campaign 2012 correspondents are there, too, and we'll go to nancy cordes with the obama campaign. >> reporter: scott, ohio is the grand prize for the obama campaign. they have 120 field offices here, the president has held 17 rallies in this state, more than any other state, but in the debate last week he failed to mention some major issues that are very important to ohio voters, like that auto bailout or shipping jobs overseas. that's a mistake he did not make
just to the nine battleground states but to one in particular-- ohio, which could tip the balance on election night. first the big picture. nationally, the latest gallup poll shows mitt romney leading president obama 49% to 47%. that spread is within the margin of error, so it's essentially a tie. in ohio, new polling today shows this: pollster a.r.g. has romney up by one point, 48% to 47%. but a cnn poll has the president up by four, 51% to 47%. either way, it's an improvement for romney who...
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for both candidates in the election. we're live in san francisco. cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> big bird has become the star of the new ad for president obama. here it is. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy! mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. >> sounds like a movie trailer. the obama campaign released this ad just this morning. it pokes a little more fun at mitt romney's pledge to cut funding for public tv. >>> mitt romney's poll numbers jumped after last week's presidential debate. a few research survey three weeks ago gave president obama an eight point lead among likely voters. now romney has taken a four- point lead in and you dated survey and is talking -- in an updated survey and is talking about foreign policy issues blasting the president on the middle east. >> it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. it's time to change course in the middle east. that course should be organized around th
for both candidates in the election. we're live in san francisco. cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> big bird has become the star of the new ad for president obama. here it is. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy! mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. >> sounds like a movie trailer. the obama campaign released this ad just this morning. it pokes a little more fun at mitt romney's pledge to cut funding for...
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especially in an election year, one number has many interpretations. president obama told a fairfax, virginia, crowd this: >> this morning, we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: he said there's more work to be done to help middle class families and said that's why he is running for re- election. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. >> reporter: mitt romney told supporters in virginia the country hasn't mer enough. >> now, we can do better. we don't have to stay on the path we have been on. >> reporter: businesses added 114,000 jobs in september slower than the growth earlier in the summer. romney pointed out the unemployment rate doesn't reflect people who stopped looking for work. >> if the same share of people were participating until the workforce today as on the day that the president got elected, why, our unemployment rate would be around 11%. >> reporter: 8.8 million lost jobs during the
especially in an election year, one number has many interpretations. president obama told a fairfax, virginia, crowd this: >> this morning, we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: he said there's more work to be done to help middle class families and said that's why he is running for re- election. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few...
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a month to go before election day, national polls showing the race at the white house is getting tighter. >>> california is the most expensive place for gas in the country and the governor is taking action to drive down the cost. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in south san francisco right now where the average price, cate, of regular gas is well over 4.60 a gallon. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. actually it's the two stations nearby. one is at 4.79 a gallon the other across the street 4.99 for a gallon of regular. the governor is asking for the release of less expensive blends. the early release will bring up gas supplies 8 to 10%. experts say it could drop gas prices about 15 to 20 cents per gallon of regular but it could still take a week before we see any changes. according to the aaa, gas prices are at record highs in san francisco. we're look at $4.73 for a gavel regular in san jose and oakland. it's $4.67. our state supplies were cut short after the chevron refinery fire in august and a power failure that knocked out an exxon refinery southern california. >> california runs
a month to go before election day, national polls showing the race at the white house is getting tighter. >>> california is the most expensive place for gas in the country and the governor is taking action to drive down the cost. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in south san francisco right now where the average price, cate, of regular gas is well over 4.60 a gallon. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. actually it's the two stations nearby. one is at 4.79 a gallon the other...
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i think as i heard said, he stopped losing this election. he didn't win the election. there's still a lot to do. >> he opened people's minds. there's a month to go. people are paying more attention in the last few weeks. people will give him a second look. >> schieffer: thanks to all of you. very, very interesting. and back in a moment with my thoughts. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. when we got married. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of
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he says it's time to get, quote, almost obsessive about his re-election. >> so i need you in this election. the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent. >> now, this was a the president's sixth visit to the bay area. in a few hours he will go to ohio where he will cross trails with governor romney. ohio is a key battleground state one many believe could make or break the victory for the candidate. the race for the white house couldn't be tighter. so they will be eyeing the 18 electoral votes for the state. cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> a big bounce for mitt romney after last week's presidential debate. a pew research survey three weeks ago gave president obama an 8-point lead among likely voters. now romney has taken a 4-point lead in an updated survey. as campaign 2012 heats up, cbssf.com holding a series of presidential forums online the candidates answering our questions today's topic the role of government big versus small. >>> time now 6:32. two men shot to death as they drove through west oakland. this morning, investigators are looking for their killer. police say shots were fire
he says it's time to get, quote, almost obsessive about his re-election. >> so i need you in this election. the next 29 days. we cannot afford to be complacent. >> now, this was a the president's sixth visit to the bay area. in a few hours he will go to ohio where he will cross trails with governor romney. ohio is a key battleground state one many believe could make or break the victory for the candidate. the race for the white house couldn't be tighter. so they will be eyeing the...
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. >> pledging, "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the dream act, would i veto it? the answer is yes." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic-american voters, and a new survey shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote. that far exceeds the 19 million who voted in 2008, and most of those votes went to president obama. but romney has certainly not given up trying to win over the hispanic vote. >> hispanics have been disproportionately hard. the national unemployment is still above 8% and has been for 40 straight months, hispanic unemployment is at 11%. >> reporter: the two men could have a chance to discuss immigration face to face during wednesday's debate. big day for ohio today. early voting begins there. 30% of the vote came in early in 2008, and today is exactly five weeks before election day. >> susan mcginness in washington this morning. thank you so much. >>> a pennsylvania judge is expected to rule today on whether to uphold the state's new law requiri
. >> pledging, "if i were elected and the congress were to pass the dream act, would i veto it? the answer is yes." >> reporter: most polls show president obama with a very comfortable lead among hispanic-american voters, and a new survey shows why that's important. this year, nearly 24 million hispanic americans will be eligible to vote. that far exceeds the 19 million who voted in 2008, and most of those votes went to president obama. but romney has certainly not given...
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. >>> well, if you have a notice in the mail says you have no polling place for the upcoming election, don't worry. you're not a voter without a country. it's simply because the area where you live doesn't have enough people to get its own precinct. so why can't you just go to the closest one? well, it's because that particular polling place may not have the specific ballot that applies to you based on the boundary lines where you live. >> they may see a polling place just a few blocks from their house. and they want to know why can't they vote at that polling place? so you might be in oakland and you're in a certain city council district. and so you can vote for another city council district that has to be where you live. >> there are 151 different ballot variations in alameda county alone. voters who fall into the mandatory mail-in category do not need to apply for a ballot. it will be sent to you automatically. >>> health officials are warning hundreds if not thousands of patients could be at risk for a rare meningitis infection. a tainted steroid drug often used it alleviate lower
. >>> well, if you have a notice in the mail says you have no polling place for the upcoming election, don't worry. you're not a voter without a country. it's simply because the area where you live doesn't have enough people to get its own precinct. so why can't you just go to the closest one? well, it's because that particular polling place may not have the specific ballot that applies to you based on the boundary lines where you live. >> they may see a polling place just a few...
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tomorrow's debate in denver could help swing the election. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains, neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: that's right, dana. you want to underpromise and overdeliver especially for the first of the three presidential debates. it is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of denver. the forecasts of the presidential candidates tomorrow evening will be on domestic policies with a heavy emphasis on the economy. both sides are already spinning. >> while president obama's people are saying, hey, i have had no chance to prepare anything, mitt romney's people are saying, hey, president obama is the best debater ever and i have never been in a presidential debate. >> reporter: both the president and republican nominee are off the campaign trail today preparing for the debate. mitt romney was spot
tomorrow's debate in denver could help swing the election. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains, neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: that's right, dana. you want to underpromise and overdeliver especially for the first of the three presidential debates. it is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the...
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. >> reporter: there is one more jobs report before election day. tara mergener, cbs news, the white house. >>> a moraga teen's quest to become an eagle scout is over since he told family, friends and a boy scouts counselor that he is gay. ryan is a high school senior who completed his final project just last month. it was an anti-bullying wall he helped kids create at his old middle school in moraga but his troop won't sign off on his eagle badge. >> this was an opportunity for our students to participate in the making of a permanent mural that would promote that idea of tolerance and acceptance for all our students. each tile has a different message about respecting all differences. it's a very positive message to promote. >> more than 150,000 people have signed an online petition urging the scouts not to deny ryan his eag al ward. boy scouts of america released a statement that says "he does not agree to scouting's principles of duty to god and does not meet scouting's membership standard on sexual orientation." >>> coming up, military wives rais
. >> reporter: there is one more jobs report before election day. tara mergener, cbs news, the white house. >>> a moraga teen's quest to become an eagle scout is over since he told family, friends and a boy scouts counselor that he is gay. ryan is a high school senior who completed his final project just last month. it was an anti-bullying wall he helped kids create at his old middle school in moraga but his troop won't sign off on his eagle badge. >> this was an...
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how it all depends on the outcome of the presidential election. we'll explain coming up. our ca, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with tech care for your car. there's no such whthing as too soft.let paper, i know what i like. i like feeling both clean and pampered. why should i compromise? quilted northern ultra plush®, with the innerlux layer. for a comfortable, confident clean, whom had a shotgun. the di >>> a grandmother in sacramento fought off 13 intruders one of whom had a shotgun. the disabled woman from dixon does not want to be identified but she says she heard an early- morning knock on the door. first, she grabbed a can of bear spray and then found herself staring down the barrel of a shotgun and she knew what they wanted, the marijuana in her backyard. >> i always just jokingly say i'm going to fight. if someone tries to take my income, i'm going to fight. they are going to have to fight me. >> as the intruders yelled and asked her where the marijuana was, she emptied the can of bear spray on three of the men and all 13 of them ran aw
how it all depends on the outcome of the presidential election. we'll explain coming up. our ca, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with tech care for your car. there's no such whthing as too soft.let paper, i know what i like. i like feeling both clean and pampered. why should i compromise? quilted northern ultra plush®, with the innerlux layer. for a comfortable, confident clean, whom had a shotgun. the di >>> a grandmother in sacramento fought off 13...
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campaign signs remind us the november election is right around the corner. the leaves are starting to change color. and retailers are trying to lure us in to buy sweaters and jackets. but it's triple digits in some parts of the bay area. >> pretty much as soon as i got outside, i started sweating immediately. >> reporter: the calendar says october but it doesn't feel like it. >> it is going into october. i was hoping for a little bit more stormy weather going on. >> reporter: and these guys had to work in it, on top of the hot temperatures, a spare the air day, meaning they couldn't use their power equipment. >> it's october. it should be cooler. it's crazy. >> reporter: they, like so many of us, have mentally moved on. everywhere you look, we're reminded it's autumn and halloween is this month. people had that mind-set in the concord spirit store. >> i like the in-between days. i don't like the cold and i don't like when it's really hot. >> reporter: everyone wants it just right. kim had quite the morning, trying to convince the kids not to wear jeans. >> i
campaign signs remind us the november election is right around the corner. the leaves are starting to change color. and retailers are trying to lure us in to buy sweaters and jackets. but it's triple digits in some parts of the bay area. >> pretty much as soon as i got outside, i started sweating immediately. >> reporter: the calendar says october but it doesn't feel like it. >> it is going into october. i was hoping for a little bit more stormy weather going on. >>...
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." >> presidential candidates who blink less during a debate are more likely to win the election or as michele bachmann put it, any way i can get back in this thing? hey! thing? hey! there you go. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is wednesday, october 3rd. for the first time tonight, president obama and mitt romney will face each other on stage with millions of voters watching. >> as they got ready for their first debate, the president faced criticism for a five-year-old speech and his running mate misspoke again. jan crawford is live in colorado with a preview. good morning. >> good morning, norah. good morning, charlie. both candidates have been under enormous pressure, preparing for more than a month. we saw them take a break to get away from it all but then last night the video changed the conversation. romney went for mexican at chipotle along with ohio senator rob portman, playing the role of president obama in mock debates. in nevada, the president, who has been rehad hersing with massachusetts senator john kerry as romney, went to the hoover dam. >> it's spectacula
." >> presidential candidates who blink less during a debate are more likely to win the election or as michele bachmann put it, any way i can get back in this thing? hey! thing? hey! there you go. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is wednesday, october 3rd. for the first time tonight, president obama and mitt romney will face each other on stage with millions of voters watching. >> as they got ready for their first debate, the president faced criticism for...
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i look forward to demonstrating why the people elected me as sheriff and look forward for me and my family to now move in a place where we hopefully will achieve some normalcy. >> reporter: he spoke after the marathon board of supervisors last night lasted nine hours. in the end supervisors kim, olague, campos and avalos voted in favor of mirkarimi keeping his job despite pleading guilty to false imprisonment for bruising his wife's arm days before he was sworn in, in january. the ethics commission recommended he be removed from office permanently during a long public comment period yesterday we heard from both sides. >> we put him in office and if we want him out we'll take him out. >> you really need to ask yourself why mayor lee has come and taken our vote away. thank you. >> reporter: this has been a big defeat for mayor lee who has been working to get mirkarimi permanently removed from office. he sent out a statement saying, quote, domestic violence has no place in our city. it will never be considered a private family matter and will never be tolerated. we'll move forward from these
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. >> pelley: good evening. 3ith just 33 days to go, the presidential election is suddenly looking a whole lot different than it did 24 hours ago. republican challenger mitt had ey did what he had to do in the first debate to turn his campaign around. have a look at our poll of cocommitted voters. voters who told us before the debate they had not made up their minds or could still change them. after watching the debate, 46% said governor romney won. less than half that thereby, 2%, said president obama won. 32% called it a tie. and look at this-- before the debate, only 30% of uncommitted voters said governor romney cares about their needs and problems. ebter the debate, that number more than doubled to 63%. on that same question, mr. obama's number went up as well, from 53% to 69. that was small consolation, though for a president whose debate performance has shaken up his campaign. we have reports tonight from our campaign 2012 team, and first, we'll go to nancy cordes, who is whvering the president tonight. nancy. >> reporter: scott, even desccrats are describing the president's perform
. >> pelley: good evening. 3ith just 33 days to go, the presidential election is suddenly looking a whole lot different than it did 24 hours ago. republican challenger mitt had ey did what he had to do in the first debate to turn his campaign around. have a look at our poll of cocommitted voters. voters who told us before the debate they had not made up their minds or could still change them. after watching the debate, 46% said governor romney won. less than half that thereby, 2%, said...
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election day. and the white house watches these numbers so carefully. they get nervous days in advance about them. they knew these numbers yesterday. so they had to be happy then even though they were having a terrible day out on the campaign trail because of the way that the president's performance in the debate wednesday night. >> nancy, i want to ask you something that jack welch, former ceo of general electric tweeted this morning. he is a romney supporter. unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. we've had a response from the labor secretary, hilda solis, who called that ludicrous. this will become a political issue now as to whether these numbers -- as to whether they cooked the books. >> reporter: that's right, norah. the obama said they basically did not want to dignify it with a response. it is getting a lot of pickup. so much so that hida solis is responding to it and some republicans as well are saying that's just impossible. >>> ear
election day. and the white house watches these numbers so carefully. they get nervous days in advance about them. they knew these numbers yesterday. so they had to be happy then even though they were having a terrible day out on the campaign trail because of the way that the president's performance in the debate wednesday night. >> nancy, i want to ask you something that jack welch, former ceo of general electric tweeted this morning. he is a romney supporter. unbelievable jobs numbers....
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there's nothing like gas prices around election time to get politicians moving. >> reporter: that was a sampling of the reaction at this oakland gas station to word that governor jerry brown issued an order to allow higher muting winter gas blend to be sold in the state early in the wake of this week's pump busting prices. >> i took the action that the state can
there's nothing like gas prices around election time to get politicians moving. >> reporter: that was a sampling of the reaction at this oakland gas station to word that governor jerry brown issued an order to allow higher muting winter gas blend to be sold in the state early in the wake of this week's pump busting prices. >> i took the action that the state can
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>> the president's hope for re-election, he is preparing for the debate in henderson, nevada, outside las vegas. and he made a surprise visit monday to a local campaign office and also called several volunteers on the phone to say thank you for helping his re-election effort. >> everything you do ends up making a huge difference in us being able to win nevada and win the election. so, just keep it up. >> nancy cordes is in henderson, covering the obama campaign. good morning. >> reporter: norah, good morning. while the president does his homework, the obama campaign team is working hard itself to trying to lower expectations for the president's performance. white house press corps was chuckling yesterday when they tried to argue that the president's tendency toward answers may be a liability in a debate where candidates are expected to be succinct. they're also arguing that the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for this debate as governor romney. we don't know exactly how much less time he has had, because the campaign doesn't tell us how much time he spends practicing. the
>> the president's hope for re-election, he is preparing for the debate in henderson, nevada, outside las vegas. and he made a surprise visit monday to a local campaign office and also called several volunteers on the phone to say thank you for helping his re-election effort. >> everything you do ends up making a huge difference in us being able to win nevada and win the election. so, just keep it up. >> nancy cordes is in henderson, covering the obama campaign. good morning....
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with just a month to go until election day, a new poll shows the presidential race is tied. >>> could ambassador chris stevens murder been prevented? his former security chief talks only to cbs news. >>> california gas prices continue to soar. plus a simple switch your phone company won't do to prevent theft. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> we're going to win florida. we're going to take back the white house. >> mitt romney rides new momentum into the swing states. >> romney delivers a major foreign policy speech in virginia today. >> the obama campaign feeling new pressure after the president's performance at his debate in denver. >> everybody here is incredible professionals. they just perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> this week it's the vice presidential candidates' turn to face off. >> is there anything more exciting than joe biden thinking it's up to him to get the lead back? >> relief may be just days away for california thrivers suffering through the highest gasoline prices in the nati
with just a month to go until election day, a new poll shows the presidential race is tied. >>> could ambassador chris stevens murder been prevented? his former security chief talks only to cbs news. >>> california gas prices continue to soar. plus a simple switch your phone company won't do to prevent theft. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> we're going to win florida. we're going to take back the white...
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we have one more report before the election going to weigh more heavily? >> it's a good question. certainly for the people who are just tuning into the election and who watch the debate last week, for them the debate is the thing that's probably still top of mind. in the long run, though, of course the economy, the way people feel about the direction of the country which is related to their own economic picture that's still the biggest overall driver in this campaign, though. i until think right now in this moment, the debate is still driving a lot of people's vote. >> one more report before the election. as you said we got a trend going. we've seen these numbers. we're not expecting anything radically different next month? >> more of the same. so close to the election i would say after that first debate, in my think, voters will probably already solidify how they will vote after that first debate. coming on just the back side of that, this jobs report will help. but there's a lot of jobs reports that both candidates can wrap their thoughts around. there's always good and bad thin
we have one more report before the election going to weigh more heavily? >> it's a good question. certainly for the people who are just tuning into the election and who watch the debate last week, for them the debate is the thing that's probably still top of mind. in the long run, though, of course the economy, the way people feel about the direction of the country which is related to their own economic picture that's still the biggest overall driver in this campaign, though. i until...
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may not go back to work before election. and some are wondering why so running again. >> jackson has been on medical leave for nearly four months. >> he could win re-election without campaigning and without being seen. congressman jesse jackson jr. who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder hasn't been to his congressional office in washington since june and hasn't campaigned in his chicago district at all. according to jackson's wife sandy, the congressman wants to appear in public but is still recovering. >> i know that he is anxious to do so. but he is also under doctor's orders to stay very calm, very quiet and he's going to do that. >> jackson, an 18 year veteran of congress disappeared in june at first without explanation. he was being treated in arizona, then at the mayo clinic, but his office gave several different reasons for his absence before revealing the bipolar diagnosis. >> this has been a very mysterious episode from the word go. first it was fatigue, then it was depression, then it was bipolar disorder the
may not go back to work before election. and some are wondering why so running again. >> jackson has been on medical leave for nearly four months. >> he could win re-election without campaigning and without being seen. congressman jesse jackson jr. who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder hasn't been to his congressional office in washington since june and hasn't campaigned in his chicago district at all. according to jackson's wife sandy, the congressman wants to appear in...
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a lot of work to do. 36 days before the big election. bigad shaban, live in denver, tough. >>> even people in heavily democratic california say romney won the debate. a cbs 5-surveyusa poll of adults in the golden state said 48% said romney won compared with 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was november clear winner. >>> starting today -- there was no clear winner. >>> starting today they weigh in on issues on an exclusive presidential forum on cbssf.com, today's issue, the economy. >>> i'm going to buy everyone parkas because the ac in the studio is flying. it's chilly. >> it's chilly inside. it should be a toss-up to see whether it's chillier inside or out the door now. bring a jacket as you head out the door or a sweater. temperatures are going to feel cooler. and if you notice that shot, got some low clouds and fog now moving over parts of the bay. temperatures mainly still in the 50s. still 60-degree reading in oakland but for the most part, 50s. 58 in san francisco. and 57 degrees in parts of san jose. so yeah, by this after
a lot of work to do. 36 days before the big election. bigad shaban, live in denver, tough. >>> even people in heavily democratic california say romney won the debate. a cbs 5-surveyusa poll of adults in the golden state said 48% said romney won compared with 34% for president obama. 18% felt there was november clear winner. >>> starting today -- there was no clear winner. >>> starting today they weigh in on issues on an exclusive presidential forum on cbssf.com,...
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president obama and republican challenger, mitt romney, begin a final month long sprint to election day. romney is spending a second day in florida and fresh off the first debate and trying to keep the momentum going. mr. obama is coming to california for two days of fundraising. a boost from the jobs report puts the unemployment rate at the lowest rate of his presidency. he will stop in los angeles and san francisco and keen near bakers field where he will designate a national monument at the home of say sar chavez, he died in 93 and did much of his work for farm workers while living in east san jose. >>> coming up on face the nation, bob shaffers guests include axle rod, advisor to the obama campaign. >>> both sides of the bay, won divisional series. >> it's only day one and a look at how the giants did at home and how the a's performed on the road in detroit. >> is there any sign the worst is behind us with the sudden rise in gas prices? the latest number from here in the bay area. >>> we have changes in the weather department. we will start with a few low cloud and cover the highs f
president obama and republican challenger, mitt romney, begin a final month long sprint to election day. romney is spending a second day in florida and fresh off the first debate and trying to keep the momentum going. mr. obama is coming to california for two days of fundraising. a boost from the jobs report puts the unemployment rate at the lowest rate of his presidency. he will stop in los angeles and san francisco and keen near bakers field where he will designate a national monument at the...